German GP: Ferrari race notes

Fifth win and second one-two of the season for Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro - a
fifth win for Michael Schumacher too. This is the nineteenth German Grand
Prix win for the Prancing Horse, number 188 from 735 races. For Michael
Schumacher this is his...

Fifth win and second one-two of the season for Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro - a
fifth win for Michael Schumacher too. This is the nineteenth German Grand
Prix win for the Prancing Horse, number 188 from 735 races. For Michael
Schumacher this is his eighty ninth win from 244 Grand Prix starts, the
fourth at this circuit and his seventieth at the wheel of a Ferrari.

Jean Todt:

"A dream result! The race was trouble free, the car was perfect,
the drivers impeccable with Bridgestone tyres clearly superior to their
competitors. The moment from this day I will keep in my mind is the podium
ceremony, that featured my three favourite drivers. Tomorrow, we will come
down to earth and think about the next race in Budapest. I have always
maintained that as long as it was mathematically possible, we would continue
to pursue our objectives. That's what we are doing and what we will continue
to do."

"However, we really must keep our feet on the ground even more than
usual. We have "only" had a one-two, even if that in itself is quite
something! Finally on behalf of all at Ferrari I would like to pay a special
tribute to Bridgestone on securing their one hundredth Formula 1 victory.
Finally I am happy to point out that, today, three Ferrari F430 GTC took the
first three places in the Spa-Francorchamps 24 Hours in the GT2 category."

Michael Schumacher:

"Superb! I can't begin to find the right adjectives to
describe the car-engine-Bridgestone tyre package and the performance of the
whole team. We worked hard at last week's Paul Ricard test and I am very
happy that today that work bore fruit. I want to congratulate Felipe, who
drove a great race. It was very important to have made up several points
over our main rivals at the key moment of the season. I had no problems
whatsoever all weekend and I have to say that winning here in front of my
fans makes it a really special victory."

"Already, during this morning's
Driver Parade I got a great feeling seeing all the support I had in the
crowd and I am happy to have been able to pay them back with this win. The
fight for both titles is now very open. There are still six races to go and
there is still room to push and put those in front of us under more
pressure. I am confident and keen to get back on with the next few races."

Felipe Massa:

"We did an even better job than expected. I saw yesterday
morning that we had a really good pace for the race; especially my speed on
old tyres was very surprising. I was therefore convinced we would have an
even stronger car for the race. That is how it turned out. After a good
start and good first pit stop I saw that I had a big gap to the following
cars and from then on I concentrated on looking after the car and bringing
it home."

"I drove an intelligent race in what was an important one for the
team at this stage of the season, given our targets in both championships.
Now it will be important for us to continue moving forward with this same
momentum and concentration to the end of the championship. I hope that, in
the short term, we can repeat this performance in seven days in Budapest."

Ross Brawn:

"It would be hard to ask for a better result! The cars were
perfect, as were the Bridgestone tyres and the engine: everything worked to
perfection. When I saw Kimi go in for his first pit stop, it confirmed what
we had been expecting and from then to the end of the race it was a case of
looking after the car and the tyres which we did without any problems."

"In the last few races, we have introduced some new components on the 248 F1 and
this result is down to all the hard work carried out by the Scuderia.
Michael and Felipe were perfect and today we have made significant progress
in both championships. There is every reason to be optimistic for the rest
of the season, although we know we must stay calm and concentrate."